Summer Love

My friend soaking up the sun on a "cool" spot.
The sand was so hot on the feet!!
Taken at Camayan Beach in Subic.

Light Painting

I love colors!
I love long exposure!
I love light painting!

The Cross-Posting Feature on Multiply Sucks

Today I was shocked when I saw that the posts from other members in the holgaga blog were showing up this blog as my posts.

My apologies for that.

I figured out the problem - since you just sign in with one account - the google account, all the posts you make from any blog under that account will be cross-posted to the multiply blog. Pakshet.

Thanks for the heads up, guys.

My Favorite Mistake

This photo came from the first roll of my Holga CFN120. It's a mistake, yes, that double exposure of a photo of my friends and my sister. I think it's eerie and my sister had the right amount of scary facial expression. I didn't think it would turn out this way, I didn't even know that I accidentally used an exposure twice. Imagine my surprise when the prints came out.

Nyarp

It's a crappy photo I know, but I love the motion blur, the contrast and the vignettes.

I luuurve Fabio!

dying is beautiful

"In this part of the story I am the one who
dies, the only one, and I will die of love because I love you,
because I love you, Love, in fire and in blood."

-- LXVI, Pablo Neruda

*photo taken at the ULTRA Sports Complex Amphitheater.

Kissing The Red Horse

"Life is sweeter when you're with people who care about you. The moment is here, with all of you. I love you all. I want to hug you all."

"This band is pretty good. You have the lighter?"

"What?"

"DO YOU HAVE THE LIGHTER?"

"Yes I do feel much lighter...thanks for being here. I really needed this."

Missing Summer

Let's chase summers all around the world, forget who we are and assume completely new identities.

Plantation Bay, Mactan

July 2007

Really Old Photo

This was taken during a lomo walk organized by Lomomanila a few years ago (3 or 4 years maybe). So aside from the building looking old, this really is an old photo! :)

I fell in love with the holga and the "lomo" way with this shot. I was amazed how a cheap plastic camera can take shots like this. Pity that I'm not using my holga as often as I want to... maybe it's about time to rekindle my love for this wonderful toy.

A Little Precipitation

Two shots of the Taal Lake, taken from Balai Isabel, Talisay, Batangas. I don't think this is a new trick with double exposure, but it's the first time I tried it. Turned the camera upside down for the second shot.

TONY BUZAN

the author of "MIND MAPPING", TX400

'coz I love McDo

http://everythinglomo.blogspot.com

vintage

I already said in the last post that I like old-looking things right? I bet I'm gonna go crazy when I set foot on Europe. I surely don't know when the hell that's going to happen though.

Good thing Old Manila is still alive.

Grafitti

Katipunan Ave. UP Diliman. I was taking the local transport en route to my girlfriend's house when I came across the this illustration.

Got off the jeep. Crossed the street.


Aim.


Click.


Roll to next shot.


Click.


Crossed back and rode on the jeep again.

This Church

"SHRINE OF JESUS, THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE" - the church right across SM Mall of Asia.

Henry Sy personally had the Church built. However, he had completely donated the church to the Archdiocese of Manila and management and administration is completely under the control of the Archdiocese of Manila.

Took this shot on a weekday when hardly any people were around and the big parking lot across the mall was empty. Quite the unusual way to name a church, really...but this place is indeed a personal favorite. Its in many ways beautiful and eternal. -Jennie C.

Round and round we go

Fabio and I have reconciled. And with that, he gave me this image.
I think I'll carry him more often especially on a good day.

scary spiced

The holga has a knack of letting you see things in a different light. Something worn down, degraded, something you wouldn't even consider going near... can be transfromed into something so hauntingly beautiful.

I like eerie shots. They evoke some kind of appreciation, bordering on wonder, with a dash of fear. Complex I think. Or maybe I'm just odd. I can't say. It's like you don't want to look at it, because you're scared you might see "something else". But you look at every detail anyway.

Okay, I'm not really making sense. There.

Week's Worth

One of the reasons why i love the Holga so much is it's ability to capture simple images and turn them into magical works of wonder. This was taken in my room when i got hold of this cheap flash unit. So I thought I'd give it a try. When I had my first few rolls developed I noticed that this particular picture was different form the other ones in the roll. I had no idea this would come out. That's when i fell in love with my Holga.

First Holga Night

This photo was taken during my first ever lomowalk at Manila Bay. Together with lomomanilanians Zoe, JC and Ron. This is my first ever Holga night photography. Since then I fell in love and hooked in using the "bulb setting". I love taking pictures beyond the perception of the naked eyes. Long exposure especially at night gives more drama to less fascinating sceneries or subjects. It exagerate highlights and emphasize details more vividly. The outcome is always satisfying and beyond my expectations.

old school

I'm not really a big fan of modern architecture. Those skyscrapers and metallic contraptions. Sleek and grand, yes. But personally I find that they're cold and unfeeling. Mechanical. Computerized. I can't bring myself to stare lovingly at a glorified metal bar. I know a lot will beg to differ. Well, that's just me.

I absolutely love old architecture. Even if it's all torn and broken. You'd feel that at some point, it was a majestic structure, with all the details. I just get an immense sense of character that I don't get while I'm walking down Ayala. I got a hefty dose of this while working over the weekend, set amongst the old buildings of Manila.

The holga made work on a Sunday a wee less inhuman.